侯 — kanji meaning “marquis”
侯
marquis, lord, daimyo
- Meanings
- marquis, lord, daimyo
- On'yomi
- コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2363 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- hóu, hòu — Chinese character page
Words with 侯
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侯爵 | こうしゃく koushaku | marquis; marquess |
| 王侯 | おうこう oukou | the king and his feudal lords |
| 諸侯 | しょこう shokou | feudal lords; barons; princes |
| 侯国 | こうこく koukoku | marquisate; marquessate; principality |
| 侯爵夫人 | こうしゃくふじん koushakufujin | marchioness |
| 侯伯 | こうはく kouhaku | nobles; feudal lords |
| 公侯 | こうこう koukou | princes and marquises; great feudal lords |
| 三百諸侯 | さんびゃくしょこう sanbyakushokou | all daimyo |
| 藩侯 | はんこう hankou | feudal lord; daimyo |
| 土侯 | どこう dokou | local ruler |
| 王侯貴族 | おうこうきぞく oukoukizoku | royalty and titled nobility |
| 列侯 | れっこう rekkou | many daimyo |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.